Some of the simplest home fixes can (try) beat the HE double toothpicks out of you.
For your Monday morning amusement, I submit my aluminum screen door lock !
Last week it jammed! would not open, the internal guts were askew, as in busted.
Not surprised, as it is soft cast aluminum, so I was able to pry it open,
disassemble and discard the locks guts. This took a bit of doing as not to snap off the hinged opener lever.
This did work, but the boss lady liked the lock feature, and instructed me to FIX IT !
(Me ?) I was perfectly happy with the simple closer latch sans lock guts, boss lady overrules!
So, off I go to the ACE Hardware , they have one but it is not like mine and would require redrilling holes and leaving the old holes as scars. not Ideal
Next was Home Depot... same same and besides being several bucks more of the cost of the assume correct one, I can order for Amazon (determined by the accompanying photo)
So, Amazon it was, even with shipping it was only $20... $9.49 + the 9.95 shipping
$4 less than Ace & HD total cost with tax.
It arrived Saturday during our monsoon, and I might add the Amazon driver just threw it over the fence
So, the new unit, it is the correct hole patten, but it has a nylon push button and plunger, and try as I did, it would stick in the pushed in position, the rod flexing out of position, and not even actuate the door catch.
I fussed with it about a frustrating hour... and finally used the new latch with its functioning internal lock and the old exterior handle and cast aluminum button and steel plunger.
It WORKS, "SHE" will be "eh! " Satisfied I assume. I'm pissed the damnable thing tried to beat me up.
a nap is in order